and Delegates of the Lower howse of Assembly
Maryes in the s^d Province the 20^th day
on of the Right hono^ble Charles Lord Baltemore
and in the yeare of our Lord 1678
Governor

Court howse in the Citty of St Maryes
ome his hono^r the Gou^rno^r thought fit
ow morning, and then desired the members
their pceeding to the Eleccon of a
Dept.

October the Citty of S^t Maryes
The Dep ou^rno^r & Councell, at the Court howse, and
the seate of Judicature, the Gou^rno^r made a speech
to calling this p^rsent Assembly, w^ch was touching
seu^rall petrated by the Indians on the English, he
acquaints the upp howse that when the howse is setled, he will
send them an acc^t, what he Knowes touching it, orders them
to goe together & Elect their Speaker, having apointed Robert
Ridgely to be their Clerke. They goe into the Roome over-
head.
They elect Cap^t Philemon Loyd one of the Delegates for
Talbot County to be their Speaker, he desires them to make
a new & more worthy Choice, disabling himself for so greate
a charge, They Unanimously psist in their Eleccon, & come
downe & p^rsent him to the Gou^rno^r for his approbation,
Cap^t Loyd againe Disables himself before the Gou^rno^r & upp
howse, beggs the Gou^rno^r that he will ord^r the Delegates to
make a new Eleccon, p^rtending himself altogether uncapable
of .managing so weight Employm^t, The Gou^rno^r
makes a short speech to the Speaker & Delegates
he applauds the Judg^t of the howse in making choice of so
ingenuous ding a gentleman for their Speaker,
and so declares his approbation of con, and then tells
M^r Speaker that he and the upp howse intend to John
Bakers The Court howse wanting Chimneys and they leave it
to to consider whether they will sit here or at the s^d
Bakers? The Gov howse take their leave of M^r

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